Colorado receiver Scotty McKnight (21) in action before the game Saturday. The University of Colorado football was defeated by Baylor 31-25 at Folsom Field Saturday night, October 16, 2010. Karl Gehring/The Denver Post

BOULDER — With potential first-round picks Nate Solder and Jimmy Smith having drawn a big crowd of NFL scouts to CU’s campus Wednesday, wide receiver Scotty McKnight certainly picked the right time to strut his stuff.

“Scotty had a good workout,” said Broncos’ director of college scouting Matt Russell. “He did some good things.”

McKnight, who finished his Buffs career as the school’s all-time leader in receptions (215) and receiving touchdowns (22), certainly raised his draft stock and did it with a little help from his friend.

Namely New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez.

McKnight, who grew up with Sanchez in California, enlisted Sanchez’s help for the workout, a plan Sanchez said the two had talked about “for about two weeks.” McKnight ran a wide variety of routes for scouts and did not bobble a pass much less drop one.

“He looked awesome,” Sanchez said. “I was really proud of him.”

Solder and Smith did position drills only for scouts. Eight former Buffs took part in the workout.

Four assistant basketball coaches at Division I schools and a top Adidas executive were among 10 people charged Tuesday with crimes including bribery and fraud as part of a wide-ranging federal investigation into corruption in college basketball.

CenturyLink, the telecommunications company that ended its sponsorship agreement with Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall because of his protests during the national anthem last year, said it will not terminate its agreement with current client Emmanuel Sanders.